Railway-tie.



PATENTED JUNE12, 190s.

R. C. DOBRR. 2ML-WAY m.

APPLICA TIG-N FILED FEB. 1D. 1906.

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Application iiled February 1D, 190B. Serial No. 300,446.

thereon, whichlform a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in composite railway-ties composed of a material which is moldedl or formed while in a plastic state and afterward hardened and a metallic core embedded in said material.

A rigidity thereto.

The invention relates more specifically to rail-'fastening devices carried by the tie, such fastenin devices comprising rods which are partiallyernbedded and anchored in the tieody in" the manner hereinafter described and which extend outwardly from the upper` side thereof on both sides of the rail-line of the tie in`position to engage the base-flanges of the rail.

In another aspect the invention consists in forming said attaching-rods as integral parts of rods which constitute the core of theA com osite tie.

T e invention consists in matters hereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed. out in the appended claims.

In thevdrawngs, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section, taken in two planes, of a railway-tie made in 'accordance with my invention and showing the manner of engaging the rails by the attaching-rods. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, partially broken away. Figs. 3 and 4 are cross-sections taken on lines 3 3 and 4 4, respectively, of Fig. 1. Fig. 5is afragmentary longitudinal section of the tie, showing a form of the invention different from that shown in the other ii yures.

As shown in the drawings, A designates the body of the tie formed of cement or like moldable material having the characteristics hereinbefore set forth, and B B designate a plurality of rods extending longitudinally through and embedded in the tie-body. Said rods constitute the core of the tie to give C C designate rails attached to and supported on'thetie, and D D designate tie-- plates which. may be interposed between the tie and the rails.

b Zi designate rail-attaching rods, which are anchored in the tie-body and extend uowardl therefrom for engagement with the baseanges of the rails., Before the tie is putinto use the extended ends of said rods are straight and are disposed at right ang "i to the uppe` face of the tie, as indicated in dotted lines in Figs. l and 5. 'lhev are arranged in co erating pairs at each end. of the tie, two c. such pairs at each end of the tie being herein shown. The rods oi each )air are s aced a distance apart to receive etween t e same the base-flange of the rail,

and the rails are fastened to the tie bv hending'the up er ends of the rods inwardly over the base-i anges to constitute hooks t? Z13. When the tie-plates D are einloyed, they are apcrtured and the rail-attacning rods ex tend therethrough, as clearly shown in Figs. l and L In the construction shown in l to 4, inclusive, the rail-attaching rods t b are formed integral parts of the core-rods E B, the said core-rods being turned upwardly at their ends to form the attaching-rods. Each oi the rods is turned upwardly at one end to constitute one of the rail-attaching rods, While the other end of the rod made plain and extends Jfrom itsupturned portion approximately to the opposite end of the tie. Two pairs of rail-attaching rods are provided for each rail, so that in the arrangement reierred to there are provided eight core-rods,

the disposition or arrangement of which is indicated in Figs. 3 and 4l.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a construction wherein the raibattaching rods t* and b5 are anchored in the body of the tie, bute-re made separate from the core-rods E thereof. The said rods are turned inwardly at their upper ends over the base-flanges of the rail to constitute hooks t b? in the manner before described. The means 'for anchoring the railattaching rods consists in providing the said rods with horizontally-turnsd inner end portions t b9. In this iorm oi' construction the core-rods may be made plain at both ends, or the core may be otherwise constructed.

I claim as my inventionv I. The combination with a molded rail waystie, of rail-attaching rods embedded therein and extending upwardly therefrom for engagement with the base-ilange oi the rail, the inner ends of said rods being bent horizontally and constituting anchorsthereior.-

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2. A molded railway-tie provided with l rods extend, the inner ends of said rods belongitudirmllylerranged oore-rods, the ends ing bent horizontally and constituting anof which are bent upwardly and extend from ohors therefor. the tie to constitute rail-fastening rods. i .ln testimony that l claim the foregoing as 3. The combination with n molded ril- H13/inventionIaffixmysignature,in presence wey-tie, of rail-attaching rods embedded of' two witnesses, this 6th dey of February,

therein and extending upwal'dl rtherefrom A. D. 1906. for engagement Withthe ba`senge of the rail, a tie-plete adapted to be interposed between the tie and rail, and Provided with apertures through which said rail-fastening ROBERT C. DOERR.

Witnesses:

C. CLARENCE POOLE, GEoRonR. WILKINB. 

